It's the End of the World as We Know It: In Search of Pedagogies for Teaching Qualitative Research Online

• In Event: 61.078 - Issues and Innovations in Teaching Educational Research

Abstract

Little has been said on how to teach qualitative research in general and more recently on how to do so in online courses. Drawing on the socio-cultural theory of Lev Vygotsky and his followers, we propose and describe four theoretical tenants that informed a design of an online qualitative research course in a private liberal arts university with large enrollments of doctoral students in leadership studies. Though critical analysis of available literature integrated with findings from our online classroom practices based on the proposed framework, we highlight unique challenges of teaching qualitative research online and offer recommendations to inform instructors of similar courses with intent to continue an important conversation about complexities of teaching research methodology online.

Authors

• Elena Lyutykh, Concordia University - Chicago

• Maja Miskovic, Concordia University